C11AP1'ER XI. 443 6. Q. For What end did Jeroboam do this ? A; He feared if the people went up frequently to sacrifice at Jerusalem, they would be tempted to return again to Rehoboam king of Judah,; Verses 26-28. 7. Q. What visible token of displeasure did God manifest against this worship whichJeroboam set up ? A. He sent a prophet to the altar at Bethel, who foretold that a son of the house of David, Josiah by name, should burn the bones of Je- roboam's priests upon the altar ; 1 Kings xiii. 1, 2. 8. Q. What sign did the prophet give, that this prophecy shouldbe fulfilled ? A. the prophet foretold that the altar should be rent asunder, and the ashes poured out, both which were fuI- filled immediately : And Jeroboam's hand withered When be stretched it out to lay hold of the prophet ; Verse 3 -6. though at the prayer of the prophet, God restored it again. 9. Q. What other token did God give of his anger against Jeroboam ? A. God threatened Jeroboam and his family with utter destruction, so that none of them should find a grave be- sides Abijah his youngest son, because there were found in hint some good inclinations toward the God of Israel ; 1 King xiv. 13. 10. Q. Who was Omri ? A. The captain of the host of Israel, who was made king by the people when Zimri set up himself;. 1 Kings xvi. 16. 11: Q: What is recorded concerning Omeri ? A. 1. That he beseiged Zimri his predecessor so closely in Tirzah, the royal city, that Zimri burned himself and the palace together, and died. -2 That he built Samaria for the royal city on a hill. And 3. That he walked in all the sinful ways of Jeroboam ; Verses 17-28. 12. Who was Ah h, and what was his character? A. Ahab was the son of Omri, who followed the wicked ways of his pre- decessors : He sinned against God and man grievously, and pro- voked God beyond all who werebefore him ; Verses 29-33. and 1 Kings xxi. 25. 13. Q. How did God signifyhis displeasure against Ahab ? A. He sent Elijah the prophet to reprove him; and to foretel that theré shouldbe neither dew nor rain for several years, which accordingly came to pass ; 1 Kings xvii. 1. 14. How was Elijah himself fed during -this famine ? A. I4was appointed to hide himself by the brook Cherith, and the ravensbrought him bread and flesh in themorning and the even- ing, and he drank of the water of the brook ; Verses 5, 6. 15. Q. Whither did the prophet go when the brook was dried up ? A. God sent him to a woman of Sarepta, near Sidon, to be maintained by her, when she had only a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruise ; 1 Kings xvii. 9 13. sf2
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